Ask HN: What's a good strategy to get revenue from a content-based side hustle?
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If it is a side hustle then go with someone already in the content business. If you have a good voice you could summarize books on blinkist and other short summary apps. If you are an data artists you could generate infographics for news articles. If you are a DIY enthusiast you could could generate videos on how to build projects and sell the step by step plans and even materials.
What do you think is the best approach to get some revenue between these two?
- Free content until building a user base, then start with "premium" content like for example a course.
- Paid content with a sneak peek. Like when books offer you a free chapter before purchasing it.
Benefits of the first one is that I could evaluate the interest with a lower effort. By contrast, in the second case I would need to offer a "full experience" from day one.
However, if playing the hype correctly, I do believe the second is more prone to provide a bigger revenue, even faster than the first one.